

The original Final Fantasy XIV, released in September 2010, was a commercial and critical failure. As Eorzea recovers and rebuilds, the player must deal with the impending threat of invasion by the Garlean Empire from the north. Through the gods' blessing, the player character escapes the devastation by time traveling five years into the future. At the conclusion of the original game, the primal dragon Bahamut escapes from its lunar prison to initiate the Seventh Umbral Calamity, an apocalyptic event which destroys much of Eorzea. Final Fantasy XIV takes place in the fictional land of Eorzea, five years after the events of the original 2010 release. Directed and produced by Naoki Yoshida, it was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 3 in August 2013, as a replacement for the failed 2010 version of the game, with support for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and macOS releasing later. Written by Jordan Oloman on behalf of GLHF.Final Fantasy XIV is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Square Enix. Square Enix has plans to boost login caps, expand Data Centers and add new worlds to meet the increased demand, but the development team has noted that the semiconductor shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic are causing setbacks when it comes to implementing large-scale solutions for the game. The surge in players is causing congestion in the North American and European Data Centers, with some players unable to create new characters in specific servers.

Final Fantasy 14 is also regularly breaking its all-time concurrent player’s record on Steam. The uptick meant that the digital version of the game recently sold out, which I didn’t even know was a thing that was possible. The media coverage and ongoing praise for the game from fans has also tempted players from other MMOs like World of Warcraft. Big audiences getting eyes on the game has naturally galvanized people to try it out. Well, several prominent content creators have been trying Final Fantasy 14 lately, like World of Warcraft streamer Asmongold and variety streamer CohhCarnage.
